2006 Detroit Regional

[Btower]

Originally Posted by 65_Xero_Huskie

It should be awesome, especially if there are fewer field bugs than GLR

yes, i hope so, maybe teams will actually get the rank they deserve

Knocking on all the wood I can find, we have eradicated most of the bugs from the GLR Field.

We will also be running a backup match results db to double check the rankings from the main match db.

We learned a lot on the real time and human scoring sides last week and hope to have far fewer problems this week. The head ref is Ron Webb (same as GLR) and I'll be running the field again, but most importantly the Husky Brigade is signed up for scoring, so I won't have to explain the game to the scorers.

We'll start scoring practice matches on Thursday and with a far more relaxed schedule than GLR we'll be able to fix problems as they happen instead of limping through to the end of the day.

Ben

[Tomasz Bania]

Originally Posted by Btower

Knocking on all the wood I can find, we have eradicated most of the bugs from the GLR Field.

We will also be running a backup match results db to double check the rankings from the main match db.

We learned a lot on the real time and human scoring sides last week and hope to have far fewer problems this week. The head ref is Ron Webb (same as GLR) and I'll be running the field again, but most importantly the Husky Brigade is signed up for scoring, so I won't have to explain the game to the scorers.

We'll start scoring practice matches on Thursday and with a far more relaxed schedule than GLR we'll be able to fix problems as they happen instead of limping through to the end of the day.

Ben

I personally think that is great!
This gives me 2 advantages:
1. Not having to drive on a glitched field (I might be the driver).
2. It gives me time (in case of a field problem) to go help better organize our scouting team/FSN/STAMP?/SOAP? which i'm heading.
?=Maybe

Good luck at the Competition!

Tomasz Bania

[Tomasz Bania]

Well the First day was great!
The field was very reliable, almost no glitching, with just a few minor issues.

Everyone who is at this regional should login to the scouting system which could really help out your team.

To login you will have to see me (I'll either be at the tables or around the stands) to recieve a team password. Each team can have as many accounts as you want. We will have an announcement tommorrow morning or just see me if you need any more information!

Tomasz Bania
FSN/Stamp Cordinator
Detroit Regional

P.S. If you need match video, we have it. Also come and see me about that.

[Joel J]

hey..

What's the verdict on 217? What do they do? How good are they? etc..

[Swan217]

Originally Posted by Joel J.

hey..

What's the verdict on 217? What do they do? How good are they? etc..

TBA. They didn't practice. Methinks Paul is trying to keep their strategy a secret...

[Mullen]

Standings as of the end of Friday..
469
703
33
47
49
1286
1504
397
94
123
240
1216
818
247
1509
440
217
1481
379
1188
903
519
1250
302
515
1476
184
1506
1602
406
1481
1941
1508

[Joel J]

What's making 469 so "tough?"

What does 33 look like now? I know they are one to constantly "re-envision" their robot, so I'm curious what they are doing now.

What's the word on 217?

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Joel J.

What's making 469 so "tough?"

469 has a very consistent, camera guided, turreted shooter. The camera does a great job of adapting while they're getting defended. The also have a very quick draw, allowing them to get out multiple balls quickly.

Originally Posted by Joel J.

What does 33 look like now? I know they are one to constantly "re-envision" their robot, so I'm curious what they are doing now.

Their robot looks the same as GLR, but they've been tweaking it along the way. It's definitely improved since last week.

Originally Posted by Joel J.

What's the word on 217?

They started slowly, but rebounded to ward the end of the day. They're a definite player, and in the same class as 469 and 33. They have the best autonomous mode at the regional, and their "wheel of doom" eliminates the ball jams that have been plaguing most teams.

[Jack Jones]

Originally Posted by Karthik

469 has a very consistent, camera guided, turreted shooter. The camera does a great job of adapting while they're getting defended. The also have a very quick draw, allowing them to get out multiple balls quickly.



Their robot looks the same as GLR, but they've been tweaking it along the way. It's definitely improved since last week.


They started slowly, but rebounded to ward the end of the day. They're a definite player, and in the same class as 469 and 33. They have the best autonomous mode at the regional, and their "wheel of doom" eliminates the ball jams that have been plaguing most teams.

Don't say I didn't warn you!

[Tomasz Bania]

I'm at the regional right now, and I hope everyone does the best they can.

Good Luck!

Tomasz Bania

[JackN]

What team is the winner of the WFA on?
I saw Beth Sweet said 217 but I just want confirmation.
It isn't listed on the FIRST site.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by 1derboy

What team is the winner of the WFA on?
I saw Beth Sweet said 217 but I just want confirmation.
It isn't listed on the FIRST site.

Yes, Ron A is with 217. What, you didn't believe Beth?

[JackN]

It wasn't on the FIRST site. I now learned that I should always trust Beth Sweet.

[Beth Sweet]

Hey, I like the way this thread is going!

If you guys want to see pictures, I just threw a bunch of them up onto our picture site. They're mostly of us, but there's a few of other teams too. I know there's 217, 33, and 1216 for sure.

[Hexagram]

Thanks.

When I decide to stop being lazy, I'll lug my computer down the stairs (it's lucky it made it into my kitchen from the jeep!) and plug it in, then tommrow I'll get my hands on videos from almost every match, then have them hosted here at my house.

I <3 Fat Pipes.

Just be careful with the match predictor and the rankings, if 10 people look/use them at the same time, it pretty much kills the server, which is why I'm moving up to a faster server sometime this week.

No guarentee on how much I'll get done, Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion comes out tuesday, as does tetris ds.